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James Henry Lane

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Born: July 28, 1833

Birth Place: Matthews Court House, Virginia

Father: Colonel Walter Gardner Lane 1806 – 1868
(Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Moon, Virginia)​

Mother: Mary Ann Henry Barkwell 1808 – 1870
(Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Moon, Virginia)​

Wife: Charlotte Randolph “Lottie” Meade 1836 – 1888
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)​

Children:

Elizabeth Hardaway “Lidie” Hardaway Lane 1871 – 1913​
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)​
Mary Barkwell Lane Petrie 1876 – 1942​
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)​
Kate Meade James Lane 1878 – 1968​
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)​
Lottie Everard Lane Sloan 1880 – 1951​
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama)​

Education:
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1854: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute​
1857: Graduated from University of Virginia​

Occupation before War:

Mathematics Professor at Virginia Military Institute​
Natural Philosophy Professor at North Carolina Military Institute​

Civil War Career:

1861: Major of 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded twice during the Seven Days Campaign​
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​
1863: Wounded during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg​
1864: Wounded in the groin during the Battle of Cold Harbor
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1865: Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia​

Occupation after War:

1872 – 1880: Civil Engineering Professor Virginia A & M College​
1881 – 1907: Civil Engineering Professor Alabama Polytechnic Institute​
Died: September 21, 1907

Place of Death: Auburn, Alabama

Cause of Death: Not Known

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama

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